Llano Estacado

Marta, she can sing the blues
Left la vida en Salina Cruz
She headed north with her family
To the land of opportunity
And Marta, she can sing the blues

On the llano estacado
Out west toward the plain
In a pueblo olvidado
Where no one knows her name

Marta, she can’t settle in
A thousand miles from their next of kin
But little brother he don’t seem to mind
He can’t recall life they left behind
And Marta she can’t settle in

On the llano estacado
Out west toward the plain
In a pueblo olvidado
Where no one knows her name

La migra came to town today
They closed the plant and took her dad away
Oh Marta and little brother hid
And Mama cried like a little kid
La migra came to town today

On the llano estacado
Out west toward the plain
In a pueblo olvidado
Where no one knows her name

On the llano estacado
It’s the furthest place to hide
Just outside of nowhere
Where all they got is time